Manorama & Oru Viral Krishna Rao Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manorama and Oru Viral Krishna Rao appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1972 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was May Madham (1994 — 3.7/10). Films span Pugundha Veedu (1972) through May Madham (1994).
The Manorama & Oru Viral Krishna Rao partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for May Madham (1994). They saved their best for last — May Madham (3.7/10) came 22 years in. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
They didn't share a set between 1985 and 1994. From Pugundha Veedu (1972) to May Madham (1994).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Pugundha Veedu; the 1990s to May Madham. Manorama acted in every film; Oru Viral Krishna Rao acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 3 decades
The 1970s accounted for 2 films.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 1.0/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.7/10.
- Pugundha Veedu0
- Andhaman Kadhali0
- Oru Malarin Payanam
- May Madham
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 22 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
36% of Oru Viral Krishna Rao's screen credits are with Manorama. When they first worked together, Manorama had 46 films behind them; Oru Viral Krishna Rao had 1. After May Madham, Manorama kept going for 56 more films; Oru Viral Krishna Rao stepped back.
Before Pugundha Veedu, Manorama had starred in 46 films, including Server Sundaram (1964) and Muhammad bin Tughluq (1971).
After May Madham, Manorama went on to appear in 56 more films, including Indian (1996) and Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001).
Before Pugundha Veedu, Oru Viral Krishna Rao had starred in 1 film, including Oruviral (1965).
After May Madham, Oru Viral Krishna Rao went on to appear in 6 more films, including Chakravarthy (1995) and Senathipathi (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manorama & Oru Viral Krishna Rao's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Janagaraj is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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